It's the Soccer-ball World cup and I couldn't be more excited about it*, with four weeks of ball to ball action**. Etihad seem to be excited about it, as they will be streaming all 64 matches live to their long haul planes. Etihad Boeing 777-300ER taxing at London Heathrow - Image GhettoIFE IMG media will be doing the heavy lift, with the World Cup broadcast onboard the … [Read more...]
Etihads new planes and destinations
By now you've seen all the noise over Etihads new Airbus A380 configuration (including the "residence" accommodation), and the news that their Boeing 787-9s will also be joining their fleet. But where are they flying? The Airbus A380 will be touching down at London Heathrow first, operating from Abu Dhabi from the 27th December 2014, operating the EY11/EY12 flight pair. … [Read more...]
Eithad extends its reach in Europe – gains 49% of Air Serbia
Etihad Airways has formally received regulatory approval for taking over 49% of Air Serbia (previously JAT) from the government of Serbia. As a direct result, the US$40 million that was a loan from Etihad to Air Serbia will now be converted into an equity stake, and Air Serbia joins Etihads Equity Alliance. The remaining 51% of the company will be held by the Serbian … [Read more...]
Air Berlin to double Abu Dhabi to Berlin-Tegel flights
It seems that Air Berlin and Etihad want to offer more connections as Air Berlin is to operate a second daily flight between Berlin-Tegel and Abu Dhabi. The flight operated by Air Berlin will double the amount of flights between the two cities to 14 flights a week. The new timetable which goes into effect on the 26th October looks like this: AB7492 DEPART TXL 10:45 – … [Read more...]
Guess who’s against Etihad buying a part of Alitalia….?
Of course, it's Deutsche Lufthansa AG. The group has called on European regulators to block plans for Etihad to take a stake in Alitalia, saying it would amount to unfair competition introduced into the European market. The airline states according Reuters "We reject recurrent subsidies and the partial renationalization of European airlines, whether by European states or … [Read more...]
Etihad and Alitalia in final stages of investment talks
It's been reported that the Italian Flag carrier - Alitalia - in currently in talks with Etihad Airways of Abu Dhabi over investment in Alitalia. These talks which are now in their final phases may take another 30 days to finalise. Alitala has gone from one disaster to another, and was recently bailed out to the tune of €300millon for it to escape bankruptcy. The airline … [Read more...]
Jet Airways adds more routes to Abu Dhabi
Jet Airways is adding more connections to Abu Dhabi from India, with two new cities to gain routes. The new routes are from. Bangalore and Hyderabad. The new services start on 1st March 2014, with the timings as below: Bangalore – Abu Dhabi 9W504 DEPART BLR 2030 ARRIVE AUH 2330 9W503 DEPART AUH 1030 ARRIVE BLR 1620 Commences 1st March 2014 Operates Daily Booked … [Read more...]
Etihad joins Emirates in going double daily to Dublin
It seems that Abu Dhabi based Etihad Airways will be joining Emirates in offering double-daily services to the the Irish Capital, with the confirmation a that Etihad will be increasing its flights from 10 per week to 14 The new timetable looks like this: Abu Dhabi to Dublin EY045 DEPART AUH 02:25 ARRIVE DUB 07:30 EY041 DEPART AUH 09:15 ARRIVE DUB 14:25 Dublin to Abu … [Read more...]
Etihad to codeshare with JetBlue and Air Europa
Eithad continues along its way in adding more routes and more connections as they confirm they are to add codeshares with JetBlue. Etihad is to place its EY flight codes on JetBlue operated flights from New York-JFK and Washington-IAD, covering 40 routes in the first instance. Later, routes between New York and destinations in the Dominican Republic, Jamaica and Colombia … [Read more...]
Etihad doubles up on Abu Dhabi to New York route
Etihad continue to expand their own services, with their long haul network extra frequency between Abu Dhabi and New York-JFK, with the airline to add a second service a day between the two cities: Abu Dhabi to New York-JFK EY103 DEPART AUH 01:45 ARRIVE JFK 08:45 EY101 DEPART AUH 10:30 ARRIVE JFK 17:30 New York JFK to Abu Dhabi EY102 DEPART JFK 12:35 ARRIVE AUH … [Read more...]
